Burke County property tax rates, 2025–26

11 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Burke County is 0.7141 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.555Unincorporated Burke County
Highest combined rate
1.080Rhodhiss
County rate only
0.555outside town limits
Places
112025–26
1 Unincorporated Burke County 0.555 0.4379
2 Connelly Springs 0.605 0.4774
3 Rutherford College 0.675 0.5326
4 Hildebran 0.705 0.5563
5 Glen Alpine 0.815 0.6431
6 Drexel 0.905 0.7141
7 Valdese 0.970 0.7654
8 Hickory 1.015 0.8009
9 Long View 1.035 0.8167
10 Morganton 1.055 0.8325
11 Rhodhiss 1.080 0.8522

Rates are per $100 of assessed value. Rank 1 has the lowest effective rate in the county.

Source: North Carolina Department of Revenue, 2025-2026 County and Municipal Tax Rates and Effective Tax Rates. Retrieved 2026-10-24.

Property tax in Burke County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Burke County ranges from 0.555 in Unincorporated Burke County to 1.080 in Rhodhiss, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,665 to $3,240 a year before exemptions. Because assessments sit at different shares of market value from place to place, compare places with the effective rate, which is what the ranking above uses.

Outside town limits, only the county rate applies: 0.555 per $100.

Choose a place above for its rate history and a bill calculator, or read the North Carolina property tax guide for how assessments, due dates and appeals work.